This flashcard uses '另一码事' (lìng yī mǎ shì) as 'a horse of another colour' to dismiss a related but different topic during a discussion.
他想把校舍需要改善这一问题引入我们对教育的讨论中来 “啊，可那是另一码事，”她说
| 正面 | 他想把校舍需要改善这一问题引入我们对教育的讨论中来 “啊，可那是另一码事，”她说 |
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| 背面 | He tried to bring in the need for improved school buildings into our discussion on education. "Ah, but that's a horse of another colour (= quite a different matter)", she said. |
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